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Competition policy: Overview Australia's pro-competition approach to economic activity is set out in the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (CCA). It deals with unfair market practices, industry codes, mergers and [...]

Wellington: Commerce Commission New Zealand has issued the following document: 10 February 2023 Commerce Commission New Zealand Level 9 44 The Terrace Wellington 6011 New Zealand RE: ACT | The [...]

On May 18, 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (the 'FTC') issued a policy statement on the use of biometric information under its regulatory powers in Section 5 of the FTC [...]

Tenders are invited for Consultation on the draft bill on amendments to the law on the prohibition of unfair trade practices in the food supply chain Major organization : MINISTRY [...]

Georgetown: Hellenic Competition Commission has issued the following news release: Subject: Unannounced inspections by the Competition Commission in the supply of equipment for electricity distribution networks The Competition Commission ('EA') [...]

June 19, 2023. Tactical Law Group LLP filed a lawsuit Friday on behalf of our client River Supply, Inc. ('RSI') against Oracle America, Inc. and NetSuite, Inc. (collectively 'Oracle') and [...]

U.S. Senator Joe Manchin (D-WV) reintroduced the bipartisan, bicameral Leveling the Playing Field Act to strengthen U.S. trade remedy laws and ensure they remain effective tools to combat unfair trade [...]

Competition policy: Overview With the exception of a few protected industries, local Saudi economic regulations are nominally based on laissez-faire, free-market principles, qualified in part by sharia (Islamic) law. Import [...]

Companies should be aware of two important recent developments regarding competition law exemptions for vertical agreements: On 1 June 2023 the UK Motor Vehicle Block Exemption Order (MVBEO) entered into [...]

U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and Todd Young (R-IN) introduced their Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act, bipartisan legislation to strengthen U.S. trade remedy laws and ensure they remain effective [...]

U.S. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) joined a group of bipartisan colleagues to introduce the Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act. This bipartisan legislation led by U.S. Senators Todd Young [...]

On June 7, 2023, the U.S. House of Representatives and U.S. Senate introduced bipartisan legislation that would give the U.S. government 21st Century tools to combat unfair trade practices. The [...]

London: The British Institute of International and Comparative Law (BIICL) has issued the following press release: Ecosystems and their Role in Competition Law Date: 13 June 2023 Time: 12.00 - [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Pennsylvania Senator John Fetterman: Pennsylvania U.S. Senators Bob Casey and John Fetterman on Wednesday introduced the Leveling the Playing Field 2.0 Act, [...]

Turkish Competition Board (the 'TCB') decided to conclude with settlement the investigation related to resale price maintenance ('RPM') practices of Miele Elektrikli Aletler Dis Ticaret ve Pazarlama Ltd. Sti. ('Miele') [...]

1. Overview of the law and enforcement regime relating to cartels In the United States, there are two major federal antitrust laws relating to cartels: Section 1 of the Sherman [...]

In the March 30, 2023 comments submitted by Fasken1 in response to the Government of Canada's consultation and discussion paper2 on the Future of Competition Policy in Canada (the 'Discussion [...]

US Asset Management and Investment Funds Alert On 5 January 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (the FTC) published a proposed rule (the 'Proposed Rule') that would broadly ban companies from [...]

Last week, a joint statement was issued by four federal agencies expressing their apprehension regarding the use of AI for discriminatory or anticompetitive purposes and outlining their plans for regulation. [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the office of Michigan Rep. Dale Kildee: Congressman Dan Kildee (MI-08) issued the following statement after President Joe Biden vetoed his legislation, [...]

Since the introduction of the Commercial Agents (Council Directive) Regulations ('the Regulations') in 1993, commercial agents have long since benefitted from an extra layer of statutory protection than those afforded [...]

The Consumer Protection Act, 2019 is an act that aims to provide better protection for consumers and promote their rights. The act was passed by the Indian parliament on August [...]

As a medical practice owner or practice manager, you may be wondering whether the restraints in your employment agreements are enforceable or if they are simply just words on a [...]

Chicago: Seyfarth Shaw LLP has issued the following press release: Last week, a joint statement was issued by four federal agencies expressing their apprehension regarding the use of AI for [...]

London: UK Government has issued the following news release: Panel remarks by Sarah Cardell, CEO of the Competition and Markets Authority, at the Competition Appeal Tribunal's 20th Anniversary conference on [...]

Indecopi welcomes the approval, in the Plenary of the Congress of the Republic, of Bill 3669/2022-CR that modifies the Criminal Code and the Single Harmonized Text of the Law on [...]

Copenhagen: Danish Competition and Consumer Authority has issued the following news release: The case regarding cartel co-operation within the business concept Nye Visioner is now concluded. The company Nye Visioner [...]

The Commission for the Defense of Consumers and Public Services Regulatory Bodies (Codeco) of the Congress of the Republic unanimously approved the opinion of Bill 3669/2022-CR, which modifies the Penal [...]

Policy towards private enterprise and competition 2023-24: The new government supports public-private partnerships, underpinned by legislative reforms offering better terms to investors. The long-stalled privatisation of state firms regains momentum. [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The following information was released by the office of California Rep. John Garamendi: Legislates change in law requested by Federal Maritime Commissioners Vekich and Bentzel Today, U.S. [...]

WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The following information was released by the office of Illinois Rep. Mike Bost: U.S. Representative Mike Bost (IL-12) today introduced the Fighting Trade Cheats Act, legislation to [...]

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) recently released a business blog post entitled, 'Chatbots, deepfakes, and voice clones: AI deception for sale,' highlighting that the FTC Act's prohibition on deceptive or [...]

The DOJ Loses Jury Trial on No-Poach Conspiracy Charges. In the wake of the Federal Trade Commission's attack on non-competes,1the Department of Justice (DOJ) lost its most recent fight in [...]

On 20 October 2022, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) had imposed a penalty of INR 1,337.76 crore (~USD 162 million) on Google for abusing its dominant position in multiple [...]

Cyprus has a new leniency programme in place, implemented and supervised by the Cyprus Commission for the Protection of Competition (the CPC). Under the CPC's new leniency programme (the Cyprus [...]

The Lok Sabha on Wednesday approved the Competition Amendment Bill, bringing a significant update to the over two-decade-old law that fosters competition in the market. The Bill includes a major [...]

The institution of reconciliation was introduced into Turkish competition law with the Law on Amending the Law No. 7246 on the Protection of Competition dated 16.06.2020 and Article 43 of [...]

Competition policy: Overview The Swedish Competition Act (revamped in 1995 and 2008) was drafted explicitly to reflect competition rules prevailing in the EU. Among its major provisions, the law specifies [...]

WEB DESK, March 29 -- The National Company Law Appellate (NCLAT) on Wednesday upheld the Competition Commission of India's (CCI) Android dominance order against Google. The tribunal has upheld the [...]

Competition policy: Overview The Philippines enacted a comprehensive antitrust law-Republic Act 10,667-in 2015, with more detailed regulations coming into effect in 2016. The law, also known as the Competition Act, [...]

Competition policy: Overview After the 1979 revolution, Iran's foreign-exchange system was characterised by its anticompetitive policies. It gave privileges to state-owned enterprises (SOEs) and bonyads (charitable foundations that play a [...]

LOS ANGELES: Greenspoon Marder has issued the following news release: Greenspoon Marder is pleased to announce the expansion of the firm's Labor and Employment practice group with the addition of [...]

MOSCOW, Russia -- The following information was released by the Federal Antimonopoly Service of the Russian Federation: The companies agreed not to reduce the price in 121 procurement procedures FAS [...]

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WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by the office of California Rep. Jim Costa: U.S. Representatives Jim Costa (CA-21), Dusty Johnson (SD-AL), John Garamendi (CA-08), Josh Harder (CA-09) and [...]

WASHINGTON -- The following information was released by Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown: Our trade remedy laws are critical to protecting Ohio businesses and their workers from foreign competitors who cheat [...]

Notice: publicity campaign services The purpose of the publicity campaign is to familiarize suppliers of agricultural and food products and buyers of these products with the prohibited unfair trade established [...]

Moscow, Russia: Eurasian Economic Commission has issued the following news release: The Department of Antimonopoly Regulation of the Eurasian Economic Commission has begun considering a case on violation of the [...]